Gun-stock.



PATENTED APR. 28, 1908.

. R. H. JULIEN.

GUN STOCK. APPLICATION I'I-LED UG. 23,1907.

gwvantoc RU'I,) OLPH .HJULIR Ol" OTISVILLE, MINNESOTA.

GUN-STOCK.

Application filed August 23,

l specification @fretten raten-t.

Patented April 28,- 1908.

1907.- Serial No. 389,884.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it Vknownthat I, RUDOLPH H. JULIEN, a citizen of thev United States of America, residing at Otisville, in the county-of Washington and State of Minnesota, have. inventfed new 4and useful Im rovements in G1111-,

' this invention.

Stocks, of which the fol owing is a specification.

` This invention is a hollow m azine stock forense on single-shot rifles anc y other firearms to supply cartridges rapidly and enable the firearm to be rapidly re oaded and fired so that a single-shot firearm may be enabled to fire almost as rapidly as a magazine firearm, and the said invention consists in the construction, combination and arran ement of devices hereinafter described and c aimed. In the accompanying drawings,-Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view of a gun stock constructed in accordance with Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view of thesame taken on the plane indicated by line 2-2 of'Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a similar View taken on the plane indicated by the line 3--3 of Figl 1. F1 4 is a detail elevation of the ratchet whee and its engaging m pawl and showing a .portion of the sto section.

My improved gun stock 1, which is ada ted to be fitted to any single-shot rifle, is ma e of metal and is hollow to provide a chamber 2 therein which extends from end to end thereof. At opposite ends of the said charnber are shafts 3, 4, the latter being a key shaft, adapted to be turned by a key. A s rocket wheel 5 is mounted on the said s aft 4 and is provided with a ratchet Wheel 2O.y A spring 6 has one end attached to' the key shaft to enable such s ring to be wound thereon, and the other en'of such s ring is attached to a pin 27 which is secure to one side of the stock. Hence the sprocket Wheel, after the spring has been wound may 4be caused to be revolved by the ower of the spring in the direction indicated Ey the arrow in Fig. 1 to impart motion to amagazine orl feed carrier 7, which is here shown as in the Aform of an endlessl sprocket chain connectin the wheel 5 with a wheel 8 ontlie shaft 3 an y extending through the chamber 2. The said .chambers 14 15 within the chamber 2.

the uppler side of-the stock, which openin is norma y closed by a hinged door 26. he cartridges laced -on the carrier are moved thereby to e presented successively and discharged through an opening 11 in the upper inner end of the hollow stock, a hp or flange' 12 being provided at the lower side of said opening which serves,y as the cartridges are successively presented thereto by the -Inotion of theendless carrier or feeder, to strip-the Acartridges therefrom and'cause the same to be moved rutwardly through the said o ening'so. that they,may be readily` raspe by the person sing the rearm and oaded into the same, thus enabling the firearm to be fired almost as rapidly as a magazine rearnl.

The ratchet wheel 2O isengaged by a pawl 21 which is normally held` in engaged positionA by a spring 22. connected to the said pawl, as at 24, and the puter 'end' of such rod projects beyond the stock. By de ressing such rod the awlis tripped from t e ratchet ,Wheel to ena le the latter and the sprocketwheel'to turn a sufficient distance to cause the carrier to move far enough to feed a cartridge, throu l1 the o ening at the front end of the stock.

ence i An operating rod 23 ist e' operation of -the cartridge feeding mechanism is controlled;

Extending transversely and longitudinally i in the outer stock are walls 113 which form On one side of the said stock are openings affording access to such chambers and 4rovided with hinged closures 16.` The said c ambers enable small, articles, such `as matches and the like, tobe stored and carried'in the stock of the firearm, which is a matter of great convenience to the user of the gun, particularly when he is on a. camping orhunting tri On the opposite side of the stock is as ate or .writing pad 17. 'and spring keepers 1 8, `of

which any suitable number maybe em ployed, are the like.v l

A hinged closure slatel and enables thereto. A l

Having thus described the invention, Whatis claimed as new, is

25'y normally covers the access to'be obtained A hollow firearm stock havin an opening.

through which cartridges may c. lrojecte to theexterior of such stock and a ange eX- tending inwardly into said stock at one side proVidedto-holda pencil 19, or

of said o ening, a pair of Wheels mounted in trdges successivel from said carrier and to sand stoe one of said wheels being below project the same t rough seid opening. 10 sind llange and proximate thereto and an end- In testimony whereof l". afx my s1gnature less carrier engaged and operated by the l in presence of two witnesses.

5 wheels and provided with outwardly projectl RUDOLPH H. JULIEN.

ing stops and spring clamps to hold the carl Witnesses: trdges and resent them successively to said 0. STRUBLE,

llange, the atter serving to detach the oar- S. W. STRUBLE. 

